The Pilgrim Church of St Luke attracts attention from afar thanks to its unusual location. It is not built on top of a hill, but rather its volume is built into the hillside above the village of Spodnje Prapreče. The pavement is also a special feature; it rises 1.70 m…
View moreMotnik is one of the most interesting markets in the Tuhinj valley. Motnik was granted market rights as early as 1423 by Ernest Železni, the Austrian Archduke, who was the last duke enthroned in Gosposvetsko Polje in the Slovene language. Motnik, which is said to have been named after the…
View moreOn the ridge above the village of Tunjice, with the spectacular backdrop of the Grintovec Mountains in the Kamnik Mountains, the Baroque beauty, the pilgrimage church of St. Ana, an icon of the Slovenian Baroque, looks far and wide.The church is dedicated to St Anne, who has been recommended for…
View morePogonik Castle reigns on a small hill above the Sava River at its most winding part, with a railway line running underneath. Pogonik Castle is located 5 kilometres from Litija on the old road to Kresnice. It was built at the beginning of the 16th century, probably after 1511, when…
View moreBrdo is a small settlement above Lukovica, which was mentioned in documents from the 14th century. Once a small village, then a place of nobility, officialdom and intelligentsia, today it is a monument to a rich history and a pleasant place to relax. Here we can see the magnificent Renaissance…
View moreTuštanj Castle is one of the few castles in Slovenia that preserve an original collection of furniture, porcelain, documents, urns, pottery stoves and other inventory in its interior. The castle was built in 1490 and rebuilt in its present form in 1671. The first family to be mentioned are the…
View moreLimbarska Gora has had a great reputation among pilgrims and other hikers for centuries, offering, next to the pilgrimage church of sv. Valentina, a magnificent view of all sides of the sky. In addition to the Church of sv. Valentina, Limbarska Gora was originally the site of Limbarski Castle, which…
View moreAlong the Sava River, you could find a large number of churches dedicated to St Nicholas. This is no coincidence, as St Nicholas was the patron saint of boatmen and rafters. One of St Nicholas' churches, perhaps the most important of them all, stands on a hill above the Sava…
View moreVelika Štanga is an ancient settlement on the undulating plateau east of Janče, below Kampl hill, where legend has it that a treasure is hidden. The place is famous for its Štangarce cherries, good bee grazing and the abundance of wild berries in the nearby forests. You can walk along…
View moreOn the karst north of the steep ravine of the Rače River in the Moravška Valley, the Church of St Andrew has a long tradition and a rich history with the Turks, as evidenced by the remains of an anti-Turkish camp. The well-fortified bell tower was the focal point of…
View moreZgornja Jablanica is a clustered settlement in the Posavje Hills. The village began to develop in parallel with the old mining industry, which dates back to the Roman era. In the middle of the field between Upper and Lower Jablanica, the Jablanica Spring with drinking water springs up, where the…
View moreThe homestead Pr` Valentin is situated on the right bank of the Sava River on the slope of Valentine's Peak above Jevnica. The special feature of the homestead is the house built of hewn logs. The old house was built in two periods, according to its appearance. The preserved black…
View moreThe Church of St. Neže on Golčaj is the oldest church in Črna grabno. It also boasts the oldest bell in Črni graben. It was made in 1423 by the bell master Anton in Venice. It is now a small bell. If the bell was made for the Golčaj church,…
View moreIn the southern, hilly part of the Posavje Hills lies the village of Gradišče, a popular viewpoint and excursion point. Primskovo was first mentioned in 1258 under the name Prinskau. In the past, the area was known in particular for the conical Primsko Mountain with its famous Way of the…
View moreIn Gradišču pri Litiji, in the picturesque Jablaniška Valley, the Samec couple offer visitors a unique walk through time. They open the doors of their homestead for occasional thematic exhibitions of old objects and photographs. Their memorabilia recalls journeys in search of work, a better life, holidays, military service and…
View morePrimskova Gora above Šmartno pri Litija is famous for the remains of one of the most powerful defensive camps in Slovenia, for its pilgrimage route with 3 churches and for the energy points studied by the famous priest Jurij Humar, "the wonderworker from Primskovo". The mountain with the chapels of…
View moreThe mighty neo-Gothic St Martin's Church is the focal point of Šmartno pri Litija, which takes its name from the church. The church, with its two 60-metre-high bell towers, contains preserved monuments to local dignitaries from the 16th century, while the interior of the large church is adorned with paintings…
View moreOpened in 2013, the Pavle House Museum is the central place for the preservation of cultural heritage and folk traditions in Krašnja. The house houses an ethnological collection, a memorial room of the poet Peter Levac, objects made of knitted straw, photographs and documents. In Pavlet's house, members of the…
View moreAt the Pr' Škundr homestead in Slivna, near the Geometric Centre of Slovenia, you will be delighted by the handmade ceramics. Barbara Vrtačnik creates decorative vessels, fruit and flower bowls, bowls, spoons, soap dishes and other pottery. The homestead with the pottery workshop is particularly proud of the more than…
View moreDom Geoss – Peter Svetik Museum in Vače presents Slovenia in a small way. Due to the unusually varied composition of the soil in the area of the geometric centre of Slovenia, the museum presents almost all Slovenian rocks. Other collections present archaeological heritage, life in Vače and important Vačanians,…
View moreThe famous conductor Carlos Kleiber, who often retreated from the hustle and bustle of his professional life to the unspoilt countryside near Litija, found his resting place in the village of Konjšica. The Kleiber Memory Room is on display in the village, where his professional and private life are presented….
View moreIn the centre of Litija, on the site of the church mentioned by Janez Vajkard Valvasor in the Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, the Church of St Nicholas – the patron saint of boatmen – has been completely renovated over the last decades. Since 2013, it has been home…
View moreIn the Church of St Andrej in Vače, there is a glass tomb dating from 1864. The images are made of coloured glass cut at different angles. The glass is mounted on a dark canvas so that the masterpiece shines in all its beauty when the light is switched on….
View moreGEOSS in Spodnja Slivna near Vače represents the geometric centre of gravity or the centre of Slovenia. GEOSS is the heart of Slovenia, symbolically marked by an obelisk and the symbol of our country. Nearby you can have a meal at the organic excursion farm Pr' Lavrič. You can also…
View moreThe Situla of Vače is the oldest Old Slavic symbol from the period between the 6th and 5th centuries BC. It was discovered in the village of Vače, close to the geometric centre of Slovenia, at an extremely important Iron Age archaeological site. The situla is preserved by the National…
View moreThe famous mathematician Jurij Vega was born in 1754 in the village of Zagorica, near Vehovec, as the locals call the homestead. Today, Vega's descendants live on the site of Vehovec's old house and have set up a small Vega museum in their house. In addition to visiting the Vega…
View moreRavbar's Castle is one of the most attractive buildings in Mengeš. Burnt down in a great fire in 1842, the castle has been completely rebuilt and still boasts its Classicist façade. In addition to Ravbar's castle, other castles worth visiting in Mengeš are Staret's castle at the foot of Gobavice,…
View moreThe parish church of St Mihael is the oldest and most precious monument of art in Mengeš. The semicircular niche of the presbytery is a remnant of an old Romanesque church, while the altar area dates from the middle of the 15th century, from the Gothic era. The frescoes from…
View moreKamnik, a town in the lap of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, is one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Slovenia. One of Kamnik's most recognisable symbols is the Chapel of the Small Castle, which overlooks the medieval centre from a hill right in the middle of the town. At its…
View moreAttend events or exhibitions in the park once known as the kranjski Versailles. The two restored pavilions, known as the Erberg Pavilions, with their Classical Revival appearance, offer a unique venue for events. In the park, which is also suitable for weddings, you can feel some of the former splendour…
View moreAt Dole pri Litija, where the ancient tradition of charcoal-making is still alive, you can see for yourself how the wood is turned into charcoal in the pits. You can experience how the pile is made and the life of a charcoal-making family at individual charcoal farms. At any time,…
View moreAt the Litija City Museum, you can visit the museum's permanent collections, which tell the story of the rich history of this mining, railway and river town. The collection on river transport on the Sava River is the only one of its kind in Slovenia! The tour also includes a…
View moreMore than 350 years old, the Budnar House is a unique living museum in Zgornjih Palovčah above Kamnik, which offers a glimpse into the simple life of our ancestors. The homestead is most characterised by its black kitchen, which is still smoking today and from which come homemade delicacies that…
View moreAt Neudorf or Zavrh, located in the western part of the Posavje hills near Dol pri Litija, a preserved statue of St. Rok, a restored knight's and hunter's room and the remains of a tunnel that is said to have led from the castle to the Sopota valley remind visitors…
View moreThe heart of Slovenia is best viewed from viewpoints such as the mighty Bogenšperk Castle near Šmartno pri Litija at an altitude of 412 m. From this castle, the famous Janez Vajkard Valvasor looked out over the landscape as early as the 17th century. The castle's collection of costumes, copper-printing…
View moreHave you ever smelled smoke from a black kitchen?Vodiškar's thatched-roof farmhouse is a unique museum of the life of our ancestors. The oldest part of the house is the 500-year-old cellar. You are invited to warm up in the house by the wood-burning stove and look at interesting objects from…
View moreThe Medved Homestead is located in the village of Suhadole in the Oglarska Land, just one kilometre from Dol pri Litija. The homestead preserves the tradition of cooking natural charcoal and is the largest producer of charcoal in Slovenia. Take a look at the baths and how they are prepared!…
View moreThe homestead in the Charcoal Land at Dole near Litija preserves the more than 200-year-old tradition of cooking charcoal, which you can also buy from Brinovec. Organised group tours, guided tours of the special features of the Charcoal Country and educational programmes for schoolchildren can be arranged. There is a…
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